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Gears of War: E-Day Will Be Linear, Features 100x More Environment & Character Details Than Gears 5

Gears of War: E-Day will completely be a linear game. The Coalition confirms the Gears 4 and 5 stories aren't being abandoned as well.

Sciurus_vulgaris383d ago

I hope the game launches with a good number of unlockable characters. Gears 5, likely to due to PvE classes initially being tied to specific characters, lacked a variety of unlockable characters during its early seasons.

Cacabunga383d ago

Linear is alright, but i hope it’s not 7hours long.

Flewid638383d ago

If its just run & shoot I hope it is. Long games are for titles that give you multiple gameplay mechanics.

Sciurus_vulgaris383d ago

It can be 7 hrs long without issue, as the game should have co-op, horde and PvP modes.

spicelicka382d ago

Gears was never about unlockables. Most people play the classic PvP modes, not the arcade mode. Traditional Gears experience is playing Deathmatch, execution, KOTH, over and over again with just a handful of cosmetic characters. That being said, if there's a community for the arcade mode I do hope they bring in more variety. I just hope if they're going back to the roots they don't cater too much to the modern ADD generation that needs unlockables every few matches to keep playing.

Jin_Sakai383d ago

If anyone knows how to push Unreal Engine 5 it’s these guys. I’m sure the game will look amazing.

DarXyde383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

"On gaming consoles, Unreal Engine 5 push you!"

I never really thought there was any issue with pushing the engine.

If anything, it's the other way around and UE5 has been bullying the current gen hardware.

Remember, a fighting game in Tekken 8 has to omit features to retain a smooth 60fps. It's absolutely a PC/RTX engine first.

rlow1383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

Not a surprised, it’s Gears and going back to its roots is why I’m so hyped for the game. I’m hoping for a prequel trilogy. I think two years out with the launch of the next gen Xbox.

dRanzer383d ago

Excellent move by the developer and Microsoft.
Liner, good looking game with impact story and characters that what gamers want for so long.

I remember Sony was doing such games.
This gen not so much

excaliburps383d ago

This is probably my most anticipated game for Xbox. I don't usually use my Series X, but I will for this one.

I love the Gears franchise. Back then, it was the definition of "next-gen" for me when it launched.

Flewid638383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

Stellar Blade was exactly that and it was amazing. lol.

dRanzer383d ago

Yet another soul like game

jznrpg382d ago

@dRanzwr Stellar Blade is not very Souls combat wise. It has some elements of Souls games but so do many other games. But the combat is totally different which is a major part of Souls games.

Flewid638383d ago

I hate Souls games for all the things they do wrong. This is one of the few that actually gets it right. Not hard for the sake of being hard, no dungeony, ugly environments, and difficulty levels you can set.

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Microsoft Didn't Show Gears of War: E-Day at Xbox Games Showcase But Promises It's Out Next Year

If you were tuning into Xbox Games Showcase 2025 hoping to see Gears of War: E-Day, you may have been left disappointed. Today's show was light on Microsoft's biggest franchises — with nothing from Forza, Halo or the upcoming Fable reboot.

pwnmaster300021d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Games like Gears don’t need a whole year of previews.
Couple of months of coverage and it will still be a hit.

Never been a fan of gears and I honestly tried to get into it but I can see the appeal and how big of a game it is.

Lightning7721d ago

Xbox wanted to Premier their OG first party games 25 years of Xbox. Forza 5, Halo, Fable for next year.

New games in 2027 is Blade, Elderscrolls 6, Perfect Dark.

The_Hooligan20d ago

Agree with you on Blade and PD in 2027 but I don't know about ES6.

Scissorman20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

im more concerned about Perfect Dark. where is it? it's been five years since it was announced.

DivineHand12520d ago

It feels like the showcase was mainly for the Asus Rog Ally X. Sarah Bond mentioned that all the games they previewed in the showcase are playable on the handheld.

Tacoboto20d ago

They're playable on the handheld because it's a Windows-based system; what the showcase highlighted for every-single-game though was Xbox Play Anywhere.

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Gears Of War E-Day Rumored For 2026 Release, Gears Collection Announcement In June For PC/XSX/PS5

Xbox Game Studios and The Coalition's Gears of War E-Day is scheduled for release in the year 2026, based on a new rumor.

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Ninver118d ago

It was only a matter of time. Gears 1 and 2 I'm looking forward to. The rest I can do without.

lukasmain118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

Sweet never played Gears before. The campaigns are all online co-op right? Or they should be, correct?

FPSRUSSIA118d ago

There 100 percent worth Buying on PlayStation or even Xbox and there's also Split Screen Campaign and also Online as well so has a Online Multiplayer Modes as well.

Cockney118d ago

Have to ask, has the series s managed split screen yet?

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Profchaos118d ago

They can be played co op or solo both a good time don't expect high art it's a 2007 era bro shooter at its best but it's a damm good time

lukasmain117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

Yes I fully understand that. But want to play the campaigns for the story element and to get ready for the new Gears games coming to Playstation in the future.

1Victor118d ago

Unfortunately because I was addicted to Warhawk and then later Starhawk I didn’t played it at the time on my 360 but now that I got nothing as addictive and fun as those 2 games on my plate I’ll buy the collection if it got a physical release

refocusedman117d ago

warhawk 🥲 i truly miss those days. starhawk was amazing too.

Relientk77118d ago

Forza ✅️
Gears of War ✅️

Halo is next

Ninver118d ago

It'll really be game over for Xbox when that happens. It's their no.1 flag ship tittle.

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The_Blue118d ago

you probably pretentiously think you are a part of the Sony team huh?

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Reaper22_117d ago

How is it game over? Xbox gamers get those games too.

hiawa23117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

Microsoft opening up their games to more gamers I thought was the goal, which to me is a great thing. More games in more gamers hands is great for all gamers. Seems like a win win win to me. They already are not selling that many consoles, so MS is making the next step which to me would end the toxic single platform fanboy exclusive mindset that many gamers seems to have, which is really not sustainable for studios we have found which has also lead to such slow releases this gen, so to me change is needed.. Microsoft is going to be fine no matter what happens with Xbox as a platform. I hope they extend the games to the Switch 2 which should also open the games up to an even larger base.

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-Foxtrot118d ago

I want to say Fable next

Halo feels like the end point but I could be wrong

RaidenBlack117d ago

Yea, but even if its Halo, it'd be MCC first.
dunno what they'll do with Halo 5 ... its not even on PC

DafunkyRebel117d ago

The Halo games and its lore is way too good to not have a massive world wide audience. I regretted not getting into the lore until years after the Xbox One came out nearing its end life cycle when I got a cheap one and bought the Master Chief collection. They are amazing games and I missed out especially with Multiplayer

MrDead118d ago

As long as they focus on the PC and PS5 for the release it'll do great numbers. You could leave it off the Xbox completely with little to no impact on revenue.

JEECE117d ago

That's not entirely true. I see what you are saying; it isn't going to sell many copies there or sell many new GP subscriptions. But if they actually started keeping new games off GP, you better believe they'd lose current subscribers. You have to factor that in too.

Lightning77117d ago

Leave their own game off their own platform? We've hit a new low of ignorance in 2025.

MrDead117d ago

I didn't say for them to leave the game off their own system, I said they could leave it off XBOX and not notice the hit in revenue.

We've hit a new low of reading comprehension in 2025.

From a revenue perspective the sales on Xbox are negligible, the new Gears game is reliant on sales on competing platforms and PC to survive.

Lightning77117d ago

"leave it off XBOX and not notice the hit in revenue."

Is this s joke? You just said the same thing twice. Who owns Xbox and who owns Gears? What's goin with you ppl the last few days.

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MrDead117d ago

Is this a joke? Why do you keep leaving out the start of the sentence?.. is it because you don't want to lose face after seeing your own mistake?

You do know the difference between "you could" and "they should" don't you?

Like I said reading comprehension has hit a new low in 2025

Lightning77116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

What are you talking about why would you want them to leave it off their own platform? Could, would, should idk what you said was stupid (surprise, surprise). Own up to that.

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Profchaos118d ago

This has been a long time coming the collection was rumoured for years now

RaidenBlack117d ago

yea ... now about that GoW collection,
hope that's true as well

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Gears of War: E-Day: Why People Can Fly Assisting With Development is a Big Win

Developer The Coalition is seeking the assistance of People Can Fly to co-develop Gears of War: E-Day, which is a strong sign.

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Psychonaut85122d ago

Getting more and more stoked about this

LabRat122d ago

Does nobody remember how bad judgement was?

Blaze929122d ago

Judgement was terrible. Most dont even acknlowedge that game as apart of the series

jznrpg122d ago (Edited 122d ago )

I do. Last one I played. It ruined the series for me

BehindTheRows117d ago

Definitely one of the weaker entries in the series. Certainly nothing close to the original three.

RaidenBlack122d ago

Honestly, I'd like if People Can Fly helped with the Gears Trilogy Remaster first.
And want something other than Gears from The Coalition. So, if People Can Fly gets more involved in E-Day, Coalition can focus more on something new and original.

lucasnooker121d ago (Edited 121d ago )

Gears 5 wasn’t bad. It was one of the stronger titles Xbox game studios had last generation. Let them do their thing.

Yeah, it’d be nice to have different more creative games but the state Xbox is in right now, it’s not going to happen lol